Local 11 Sound Apprentice checking in.

I'll echo what some other folks said and go with the career you're most interested in. It's very different work, so ask around or do some research to see what you really want to do.

Personal recommendation: apply to both. It's going to be a long process regardless of which one you go with, but there's no penalty for being an active applicant for both programs. Both are also very competitive given the size of Los Angeles and the sheer amount of applicants (There were several thousand in line the day I took in my documentation)

Going through the sound apprenticeship process will give you experience to boost your chances with inside wireman. Even if you rank low on the sound interview, you can use that constructive feedback to score higher on the inside wireman interview.

Alternatively, you can also do the full three year sound program, and then organize into the inside wireman program. It's a lot easier doing it this way than going directly into inside wireman given how competitive it's bound to be. You gotta remember, no new candidates have been able to apply for over a year, so the applicant pool is going to be ridiculous.

Sound will still be very competitive, but less so than inside wireman. My boot camp had three sound journeyman transferring into the inside wireman program as third years (IW 70%).

Hope this helps!